Hicks grabs second Player of Week prize
May 18, 2004 - National Football League Europa (NFLE) News Release
FRANKFURT Galaxy league-leading rusher SKIP HICKS has been named NFL Europe Offensive Player of Week 7 following his game-winning performance against the Scottish Claymores last Sunday.
Hicks, who tops NFL Europe with 458 rushing yards and 9 touchdowns (7 rushing, 2 receiving) this season, rushed for 123 yards on 16 carries against Scotland and scored on runs of 2 and 9 yards.
Those first half touchdowns gave Frankfurt a 21-3 lead in a game they went on to win 27-24 in front of more than 26,000 fans at the Waldstadion. Hicks also set up a second half Galaxy field goal with a 59-yard sprint to the Claymores' 8-yard line.
Galaxy head coach MIKE JONES says of his star running back: "I will tell Skip Hicks to keep up the good work following his showing against the Claymores. He has done a great job for us up to this point of the season. Skip has been a big part of our offense and I have to take my hat off to him because he has produced some great performances."
Hicks was also named Offensive Player of Week 4.
Amsterdam Admirals defensive end CHARLES ALSTON (Atlanta Falcons) was named Defensive Player of Week 7 after he recorded 4 tackles and 2 quarterback sacks during his team's 17-10 defeat of the Cologne Centurions on Saturday.
Alston spearheaded an Amsterdam defense that forced five Cologne turnovers in the Amsterdam ArenA. Through seven games, he leads the Admirals with 5 quarterback sacks, ranks third on the team with 35 tackles and has batted down 5 passes at the line of scrimmage.
Danish kicker HEINZ QUAST scooped Special Teams Player of the Week honors for his perfect day during the Berlin Thunder's 33-20 defeat of the Rhein Fire, which booked RICK LANTZ's team a berth in next month's World Bowl.
Quast connected on field goals of 21, 21, 24 and 28 yards and tacked on 3 of 3 PATs for a 15-point haul against the Fire. The NFLEL rookie has kicked 5 of 5 field goals and 22 of 24 PATs this season to lead all kickers with 37 points.
English wide receiver SCOTT McCREADY picked up his second National Player of the Week award of the season following another performance which highlighted just how important he is to the Scottish Claymores.
McCready - who won a Super Bowl ring as a member of the 2001 New England Patriots - caught 8 passes for 71 yards during the Claymores' three-point loss to Frankfurt.
McCready leads NFL Europe with 40 receptions for 323 yards and 1 touchdown this season and is bidding to become the first national player to end a campaign leading one of the major statistical categories apart from kicking. McCready's first Player of the Week award in 2004 came in Week 1 following an impressive display against the Berlin Thunder.
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